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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Transfers - Good-bye Sister Rose

TRANSFERS – Good bye Sister Rose

Hello, family!! So this
week has been crazy, busy, and sad! But good at the same time. So this
week was good. It was Sister Rose’s last week which I didn’t like at ALL!!!
I hated it actually!! She is amazing and we finished strong for her last few days!

Sister Rose and I haven't seen many miracles in Solihull
but we prayed we would be able to see the miracles this week. It was
amazing to see all the miracles. We met a lot of really cool people. We were in
the right place at the right time...kind of thing. It was awesome! We
met this guy named M. He has met with the missionaries before, when he was in
London and moved. He feels like he has a
good relationship with God. He
feels like now, he would understand more of the gospel and what the
missionaries have to teach him. (It’s a really good story, I just put it
in a short sentence). Then after Sister training we were on our bikes and I got
really hot and had to take off my scarf. Anyway, it felt like someone
was screaming to me to take it off. I took it off right in front of this
house and Sister Rose and I kept looking at this house. We felt the need
to go and talk to the people inside the house. So we did, it was amazing
this lady was awesome!! She said her son is in Texas and his neighbors
are Mormon. She wants to learn more. She asked her Priest what are
Mormons and the priest didn’t know how to answer. So we are going to try
and see her again this week. No return appointment but she wants us to
come by this week.

Jess!!! :) She is doing really good. We read 2
Nephi 31, about baptism. She really wants to get baptized and we invited
her to. She said "my heart just jumped!! I’ve been waiting. I really want
to!" Her parents aren't really supportive about her learning more.
We prayed about a date. So her baptism is May 12. Please pray her parents
will soften their hearts!! She is amazing!!

J, he got home from his cruise and we talked with
him. He wants to wait a while to get baptized. He has a problem with the
word of wisdom. He doesn't want to say he will never drink...EVER again.
He wants to get baptized but he doesn’t want that desire anymore. So I
felt the need to tell him about a Priesthood blessing. A Priesthood holder
could come and give him a blessing to help him with the word of wisdom.
To not have the desire. He really wants this.

F- he is doing awesome! We talked to him this week
about to Keeping the Sabbath day Holy. He said he will keep it. He asked
if he could do some gardening. He loves his garden. It was really funny!
He was like "so does that mean I can’t garden...Not even mow my
lawn...?" hahah it was really funny! Before Sister Rose said her
goodbyes on Tuesday she asked him some of the baptism questions. Do you believe
the Book of Mormon is true? That Joseph Smith is a true prophet? That
this church is true? He said YES to all of them. But....He wants to have
this certain feeling. He wants to have it come from the heart. He wants to
be able to cry when he talks about it. Because then he will feel like it
is coming from somewhere special. We shared with him, Sis. Rose bore her
testimony on Sunday and she didn’t cry. Some people don’t cry, and that is fine. Sometimes you do.
Sometimes you don’t. But he kind of didn’t listen and just changed the
subject. But he is praying about a date. We gave him some baptism calendars
and he is going to pick a day.

I received letters!!! this week. :) :) Thank you
Heidi Rollins :) I loved the letter and pictures and today at transfer I
will meet Elder Church. Thanks for the enouncement NaKya!! :) It looks
so pretty!!! :) I can’t wait to see pictures! I know you are going to look beautiful!! So
excited for you! Mom, thank you for the letter! I love letters! They
make my day. Every time I get a letter the Elders are like “like them
now, because in about 3 months they are going to stop and you will not
get that many letters" :( it made me so sad! People!! Keep writing
me haha :) and Grandma I got your letter yesterday when I dropped off
Sis. Rose. Thank you!

My new companion, her name is Sister Louis. She is from India. She seems really sweet. I didn’t get a chance to talk with her at the training. But what people tell me she is nice. She has never ridden a bike before. And has been in a car her whole mission so far. She has only been out 6 transfers. They were the group before mine...So I am a little NERVOUS!! But I know that we are going to do great. All we can do is our best and to keep improving! Please keep us and our

investigators in your prayers.

Love you!! :)

Sister Rose and Sister Nelson on the Train

District in Solihull

The 2 sister missionaries in the middle, Sister Rose and Sister Hedemark are leaving to go home!